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REYNOLDSVILLE CASKET CO., et al. v. CAROL L. HYDE (1995)

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REYNOLDSVILLE CASKET CO., et al. v. CAROL L. HYDE
Term: 1994
Important Dates
Argued: February 27, 1995
Decided: May 15, 1995
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgWilliam RehnquistDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens
Concurring
Anthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

REYNOLDSVILLE CASKET CO., et al. v. CAROL L. HYDE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1995. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 1995.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: jurisdiction (jurisdiction over non-resident litigants)
  • Petitioner: Out of state noncriminal defendant
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 514 U.S. 749
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Stephen Breyer

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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